Screenwriters' Masterclass

by Scott, Kevin Conroy

• ISBN13: 9781557046925
• ISBN10: 1557046921
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-10
• Publisher: Newmarket Pr

Summary

An extraordinary collection of interviews with 21 of the leading screenwriters of our day for aspiring screenwriters, film students, and enthusiasts alike. Journalist and film industry insider Kevin Conroy Scott presents an invaluable screenwriting masterclass featuring extensive, never-before-published interviews with acclaimed screenwriters ranging from Hollywood pros to top writers in the US and European independent scenes. Each interview guides the reader through the entire creation process: how the writer handled the painstaking process of creating a three-dimensional world out of their imagination, what worked and what didn't in the finished film--and why, collaborating with directors and actors, and the revision process. Screenwriters' Masterclass features interviews with: Ted Tally (The Silence of the Lambs) Lisa Chodolenko (High Art) Carlos Cuaron (Y Tu Mama Tambien) Chris Weitz (About a Boy) Michael Haneke (Code Unknown) Wes Anderson (Rushmore) Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) Patrick McGrath (Spider) Alex Garland (28 Days Later...) Michael Tolkin (The New Age) Scott Frank (Out of Sight) Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (Election) Lukas Moodysson (Together) Paul Laverty (Sweet Sixteen) Fernando Leon de Aranoa (Los Lunes al Sol) David O. Russell (Three Kings) Francois Ozon (Under the Sand) Robert Wade and Neal Purvis (Die Another Day) Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros)

Table of Contents

The silence of the lambs	p. 1
High art	p. 29
Y tu mama tambien	p. 47
About a boy	p. 69
Code unknown	p. 91
Rushmore	p. 109
Requiem for a dream	p. 127
Spider	p. 147
28 days later ...	p. 163
The new age	p. 193
Out of sight	p. 207
Election	p. 225
Together	p. 245
Sweet sixteen	p. 267
Los lunes al sol	p. 299
Three kings	p. 325
Under the sand	p. 337
Die another day	p. 349
Amores perros	p. 375
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Excerpts

"The secret of writing a successful screenplay is sought after by ever-growing numbers of scribes and enthusiasts. Screenwriters' Masterclass offers state-of-the-art advice in that line, through interviews with nineteen of the leading scriptwriters of our day whose insights are invaluable to any aspirant." "Each interview guides the reader entertainingly through the creation process of the film; how the writer handled the painstaking process of creating a three-dimensional world out of their imagination; what worked - and what didn't - in the finished film; and, most importantly, why that was so. In the process, each interview is a valuable case history, offering film buffs an uncommon glimpse behind the scenes of cinema."--BOOK JACKET.